RN Circulator

Surgery Partners Careers•Riverton, UT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Circulator assesses the physical, social, and psychological status of patients, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate. They gather and evaluate information from the interdisciplinary team, patients, families, physicians, non-nursing disciplines, and support staff. The RN Circulator uses this information to collaboratively develop an individualized plan of care, involving patients, families, the team, and physicians. They also plan and prepare patients for further support needs once current episode of care outcomes are met, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up. The RN Circulator directs the interdisciplinary care team through delegation, coordination, and collaboration. They provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, guidelines of care, and professional licensure provisions, demonstrating the ability to set priorities and coordinate patient care delivery by effectively managing time, supplies, and resources. Finally, they evaluate patient response to interventions by reviewing goal achievement, clinical outcomes, and patient/family satisfaction, revising the plan of care as needed. The RN Circulator also promotes the nursing profession, participates in the development of others, integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within the scope of licensure, provides accurate and timely documentation, and understands the legal implications of care delivery.

Requirements

Current RN License in state of practice.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Unit specific certification as required (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).
Scrub experience
Previous Operating Room Experience

Responsibilities

Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative and developmental skills as appropriate).
Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination and collaboration as appropriate.
Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction.
Revises plan of care as indicated, and reassesses changes as appropriate.
Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice: complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.